Recent content by Quackamo

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    Specs vs. brand name?

    Hi. I'm looking for a laptop under £600 that is capable of playing relatively modern games (Just Cause 2, GTA IV, Saint's Row III) at medium+ settings with a smooth framerate (above 30fps). After a bit of searching I came across the Medion Akoya P7817 for £589. i5 3230M, GT 730M, 8GB RAM, full...
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    What's the catch?

    Ahh thanks for the info, synthaside. Yeah I'm not too concerned about the screen size because as you said, I could just connect it to a bigger monitor/TV. I'm mainly just wanting performance. Would the i5 processor let the laptop down for gaming because of it being dual-core, not quad-core?
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    What's the catch?

    Hey everyone. For a while I've heard that Sony Vaios are pretty bad and overpriced, but yesterday I stumbled upon this on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331012505957?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 For those too lazy to click the URL, it has an i5 processor and Nvidia GT 740M...